Announcements....

Editors Note -

Dear Subscribers,

Welcome to VisiNews, an ezine committed to informative topics and resources about Microsoft Visio, MapPoint, Project and Office. In this issue we are excited to anounce the release of PathViz 2.0, a drawing automation tool for scientists.

Shanna Toth
VisiNews Editor

Comments and questions to: visinews-admin@visimation.com

Featured Solutions

	PathViz 2.0 Released Providing scientists with drawing automation for cellular signaling diagrams. http://www.shapesource.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=70
	ShapeSuite for Biology Over 500 Visio Biology Shapes. Don't waste time creating your own shapes, use ShapeSuite. http://www.shapesource.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=69

Visio News for End-Users

AutoCAD to Visio Need some help converting AutoCAD to Visio. Here is a useful article. This site also features other informative Visio related articles.. http://www.cadinfo.net/Visio/AcadvsVisio.htm
Smart ClipArt download Download a pack of "Smart" clip-art from Microsoft: http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/2002/ClipArt.aspx
Right Tools For the Job Want to maximize your investment in Visio? Get a free "Right Tools" toolkit from Microsoft's website: http://www.msrighttools.com/
Organizational Chart Here's a good article on creating or revising your Org Chart: Orgchart article...

Visio News for Developers...

Tips and Tricks...

Visio Integration with PowerPoint

In our Visio training courses people always want to know:
How can I create a Visio diagram inside my PowerPoint presentation?

Here's How!

In PowerPoint go to Insert > Object Choose the Create New option and seclect Microsoft Visio Drawing. Click OK

Visio opens with the Choose drawing type option. Decide if you would like to use the colour scheme from the PowerPoint presentation.

Click anywhere outside the Visio area to go back to PowerPoint.

Note: You can also insert a non-modifiable Visio drawing into PowerPoint by choosing Insert > Picture.

Working with ShapeSheet Formulas from VBA

When automating Visio, sometimes it is necessary to programatically set a formula in a shape's ShapeSheet . With some cells, like Width and Height, you can simply set the value like so:

myShape.Cells("Width").ResultIU = myValue

For other cells like Custom Properties and User Defined Cells, the above code will cause an error. That's because a typical formula in the ShapeSheet start with an equals sign ("="), so in order to set the value of the cell, you need to append the equals sign to the begining of your variable.

myShape.Cells("Prop.MyProperty").Formula = "=" & myString

So, don't forget the equals sign!